Category: Economy
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Beyond the Economic Crisis: The Crisis In Trade Unionism
Discussions on the left about the economy might be summarized as warning that things are going to get a lot worse before they get…worse. This is not just a matter … Keep reading »
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Coffee Crisis in Central America
A major coffee crisis is brewing in Central America. Its impact has already been felt by the poorest workers and farmers, and things could get a whole lot worse. In … Keep reading »
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Turkey: Crisis at Home, Crisis in the World*
Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Turkey are encountering significant economic turbulence. Since late 2008, the U.S. Federal Reserve has been pumping liquidity into financial markets, amounting to $85-billion a … Keep reading »
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German Economists Rehearse a Rebellion
German voters are heading to the ballot box on September 22. The re-election of incumbent chancellor Angela Merkel seems certain. The latest polls saw her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party … Keep reading »
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The Presumed Innocence of Capitalism and Lac-Megantic
“If the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but he who creates the darkness.” — Monseigneur Bienvenu … Keep reading »
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May Day 2013: Fragile Economies, Aggressive Bosses and Struggling Workers
Stock markets around the world have made up the losses they incurred during the 2008-09 financial crisis and the workers of the world are paying the price for this recovery. … Keep reading »
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Book Launch: Continental Crucible
Toronto — 20 April 2013. Big Business, Workers and Unions in the Transformation of North America The crucible of North American neoliberal transformation is heating up, but its outcome is far … Watch video »
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The World’s Debts Shall Not Be Repaid
“On the eve of the crisis, the bourgeois, with the self-sufficiency that springs from intoxicating prosperity, declares money to be a vain imagination. Commodities alone are money. But now the … Keep reading »
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The Cyprus Eurocrisis: The Beginning of the End of the Eurozone?
The Cyprus crisis is essentially a Eurozone crisis which threatens the very foundations of the European Union (EU). This small island economy, only 0.2 per cent of the Eurozone, is … Keep reading »
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Book Launch: Boom, Bust and Crisis
Labour, Corporate Power and Politics in Canada Over the past decade, Canadians have experienced wild economic swings: an economic boom followed by massive layoffs in traditional industries and a wrenching economic … Watch video »
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Reshaping Fiscal Policies In Europe
Enforcing Austerity, Attacking Democracy On December 9th 2011 the European Council announced a new Fiscal Compact, as part of the series of measures undertaken in order to resolve the Eurozone sovereign … Keep reading »
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What is ‘Socialist’ about ‘Green Socialism’?
“Another grand, left-wing concept with an adjective… Shouldn’t we rather work on concrete social-ecological projects – on initiatives for conversion, a process of ‘energy transition,’ or free public transport?” Undoubtedly, … Keep reading »